Seven o'clock in the morning.
Everyone arrived at the office on time.
Guan Feng looked at everyone and asked, "How was it? Did you all sleep well last night?"
"I went to bed early, thank goodness!"
"Captain Guan, what's the current status of the case?"
"Any results from Captain Chen's side?"
Everyone started asking questions.
Guan Feng briefly introduced the latest developments in the case, saying, "The test results from the technical department have come back. The victim died from alcohol poisoning combined with an external impact."
Li Xiangdong asked, "Alcohol poisoning? That's from drinking to death?"
Guan Feng nodded and said, "A large amount of alcohol was detected in the victim's stomach, so it is highly likely that he died from drinking and then suffered an external impact to his brain."
Li Xiangdong clicked his tongue and said, "This is really strange!"
Wang Xun then asked, "Can the victim's identity be confirmed?"
Guan Feng nodded and said, "By comparing DNA data with the database, we found a similar DNA match, indicating a distant relationship. We are contacting the relevant family members to come for testing, and the results should be available today."
Wang Xun muttered, "If that's the case, then this case might not be as complicated as we thought."
Guan Feng said, "Perhaps, Sheng Guo, did you get any results from the tire tracks you checked yesterday?"
Liu Shengguo said, "Yes! The tire tracks belong to a minivan, but there were no traces on the minivan, so it should just be a coincidence."
Guan Feng asked, "Then why did he take the back path?"
Liu Shengguo said, "I followed his instructions and found that taking the shortcut back to his farm was indeed closer."
Guan Feng turned to Wang Xundao and said, "The other vehicles also need to be investigated again today."
Wang Xun said, "Then I'll take Xiang Dong out."
Guan Feng nodded.
At this moment.
Chen Xuewen knocked on the door and came in.
Guan Feng asked, "Have the family members arrived?"
Chen Xuewen said, "They're here, downstairs!"
Guan Feng called to Liu Shengguo and Huang Lili, saying, "Let's go pick them up."
The group went downstairs.
A middle-aged woman and a child of about thirteen or fourteen years old were standing downstairs, looking very nervous.
Guan Feng walked up to them and asked, "Are you Chen Ping's family members?"
The middle-aged woman asked nervously, "It's me! Where did Chen Ping go?"
Guan Feng asked, "Did Chen Ping go home yesterday?"
The middle-aged woman shook her head and said, "No!"
Guan Feng asked, "Why didn't you call the police?"
The middle-aged woman explained, "He's done this before, often drinking too much. I... I didn't take it too seriously. It was only when you called me that I realized something was wrong."
Guan Feng said, "Let's look at the body first."
He then looked at the child behind him and said, "This is our Officer Huang. Why don't we take the child to the office for a while?"
The middle-aged woman nodded and said, "That's fine too!"
Guan Feng then gave Huang Lili a wink.
Huang Lili took the child to the next office to rest.
Guan Feng, along with Liu Shengguo and Chen Xuewen, led the middle-aged woman to the morgue.
It was almost as if the white sheet had just been lifted!
The woman's face contorted with pain, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Chen Ping! Chen Ping!"
The woman lay on top of the man and began to cry.
Guan Feng waited for the woman's emotions to subside, and then, as the crying turned into a soft moan, he asked, "Are you sure he's Chen Ping?"
Looking at the man who had gained weight, the woman cried out in anguish, "He was wearing the same clothes yesterday, there's no mistake! What happened? He was perfectly fine when he went out last night, how could this happen? How could this happen?"
Guan Feng said, "We'll talk about the specifics later. First, come with us to get your DNA tested. You and the child both need to be tested."
The woman wiped her face and nodded, saying, "Okay, okay."
The group arrived at the technical department.
Considering that children should not be involved in these things too much.
Chen Xuewen extracted a few hairs from the child and began testing.
Twenty minutes later.
After comparing the data, it was confirmed that the victim was the woman's husband, Chen Ping.
Guan Feng said, "It should be due to drunkenness, which led to the collision and death. It's still uncertain whether he hit himself or it was intentional. Tell me, what happened last night?"
The woman sobbed, "I told him long ago not to drink too much, not to drink too much. Now that he's gone, how are my child and I supposed to live?"
Guan Feng asked, "So last night?"
The woman nodded and said, "Yes, Chen Ping went out drinking last night."
Guan Feng asked, "With whom? And what is Chen Ping's job?"
The woman said, "Chen Ping is the vice principal of the town's primary school. Last night, he was having dinner with some colleagues. I didn't think anything of it and let him go, but who knew it would turn out like this? If I had known..."
Guan Feng comforted him, saying, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. The important thing is to find out the truth of the case so that Chen Ping can leave in peace. Do you remember who was there at the time?"
The woman said, "Chen Ping went out after receiving a phone call. I heard someone calling him something like 'teacher,' which should be one of his colleagues. I work in the district and take care of my child's schooling, so I don't have much contact with people in the town. I don't know exactly who they are."
Guan Feng asked, "What's the specific time?"
The woman said, "It shouldn't be before seven o'clock, I have it on my phone."
Guan Feng nodded and looked at Chen Xuewen, asking, "Captain Chen, was a cell phone found in the victim's clothes?"
Chen Xuewen shook his head and said, "I checked the clothes when I got back, and there was nothing there."
Guan Feng said to Huang Lili, "Call Xiang Dong and ask him to go to the telecommunications company and check Chen Ping's phone number from before his death."
He then turned to Liu Shengguo and said, "Check the surveillance footage and see how Chen Ping arrived at the scene last night."
Huang Lili said, "I'll call Xiang Dong right now."
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